6.
The Discourse on Friendliness (Second)
126.
"Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world.
Which four?
Here, monks, a certain person dwells having pervaded one direction with a mind accompanied by friendliness, likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth.
Thus above, below, across, everywhere, and in every respect, he dwells having pervaded the entire world with a mind accompanied by friendliness, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will.
Whatever is there pertaining to matter, pertaining to feeling, pertaining to perception, pertaining to activities, pertaining to consciousness - he regards those mental states as impermanent, as suffering, as a disease, as a boil, as a dart, as misery, as an affliction, as alien, as disintegrating, as empty, as non-self.
He, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods of the Pure Abodes.
This, monks, is a rebirth not shared with worldlings.
"Furthermore, monks, here a certain person with compassion, etc. altruistic joy, etc. dwells having pervaded one direction with a mind accompanied by equanimity, likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth. Thus above, below, across, everywhere, and in every respect, he dwells having pervaded the entire world with a mind accompanied by equanimity, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Whatever is there pertaining to matter, pertaining to feeling, pertaining to perception, pertaining to activities, pertaining to consciousness - he regards those mental states as impermanent, as suffering, as a disease, as a boil, as a dart, as misery, as an affliction, as alien, as disintegrating, as empty, as non-self. He, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods of the Pure Abodes. This, monks, is a rebirth not shared with worldlings. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The sixth.